I’ve been testing free YouTube downloaders for a while and most of them have the same problems: fake download buttons, pop-ups, and 1080p files that play with no sound. I found out that happens because YouTube keeps the HD picture and the audio as separate streams, and many converters only give you the picture.
Right now I use two tools that work for me:
- YTMP4 for single videos. It lists every real quality up to 1080p (4K when available) with the file size, and the HD files come with sound.
- Y2Meta for playlists and Mix links. It shows all the videos in the list with a download button each, and you can even type a song name instead of pasting a link.
Both run in the browser on Android, iPhone and PC with no sign-up. Are there other tools people here use that handle HD with sound and playlists properly? And which quality do you usually pick for phones: 720p or 1080p?